All Week Long in Moscow (7 Days - 6 Nights)

One of the most fascinating experiences can be a week long tour to Moscow, the capital of Russia. During the tour you will visit the Kremlin grounds and Red Square, the seat of power since 1156, and famous cathedrals and museums. The package also includes a visit to the Tretiakov Gallery. It is the most famous Art Gallery in Moscow where an extraordinary collection of Russian art is exhibited. You will also have guided tours to Kolomenskoye, a former village in the east of Moscow, famous for being a tsar estate in the past and beautiful churches located there, and Sergiev Posad, a part of Golden Ring - a tourist route with a network of ancient Russian cities.

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival in Moscow. Transfer from the airport to the hotel, accommodation.
* Coach excursion "Moscow at night" - Vorobyevi Hills - the beautiful view of the city from the observation platform, Moscow State University, Novodevichiy Convent, "Diplomatic Village", Victory Park with its fountains and churches, the Triumphal Arch, Kutuzov prospect, Arbat Street, etc.

Day 2
Breakfast.
Sightseeing coach tour round the most beautiful places of Moscow - main streets, squares and places of interest: the Tverskaya street the most animated and saucy, the former headquarters of the KGB, the Bolshoy theatre, Russian White House, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Red Square, the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed and other major city sights.
Excursion to the Moscow Kremlin and Kremlin Cathedrals - the historical center of Moscow. The Kremlin has always been perceived as a symbol of power and might of the Russian land. Each era of the Russian history left its architectural mark on the Kremlin. Within the Kremlin walls there are many architectural monuments, churches, cathedrals, museums, etc.
* Lunch at the local restaurant.
* Excursion to Kolomenskoe - the former summer residence of Moscow Grand Princes and Russian Tsars created in the XIV-XVII centuries. It is the unique art, historical, architectural and nature-landscape museum-reserve. Nowadays it is a remarkable place to enjoy Russian folklore performances.

Day 3
Breakfast.
Metro-tour - history of its foundation and visit to the most gorgeous stations decorated with sculptures, glass, colored marble and bronze chandeliers.
Walking along Arbat Street - one of the oldest Moscow’s thoroughfares was once the quarter of court artisans, which in the 19th century became the district of the aristocracy, while a century later it became a favorite shopping street.
* Lunch at the local restaurant.
* Excursion to the Tretyakov State Gallery - one of the world's largest museums, a treasure house of old Russian art from the 11th century till our days. The gallery bears the name of its founder, Pavel Tretyakov, who presented his collection to the city of Moscow in 1892. Now the museum holds more than 50000 works of painting, art and sculpture./
* Evening performance.
* Transfer to/from the evening performance.

Day 4
Breakfast.
Trinity - St.Sergius Monastery. - founded in the 14th century is one of the most honorary active Monasteries of Russia. It is an active residence of Patriarch power located 70 km away from Moscow.

Day 5
Breakfast.
* Pushkin Museum of Fine arts - contains a fine collection of ancient Egypt; Greece and Rome art are well represented. The Art Gallery has works the most Europe’s greatest painters- Botticelly, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck and Constable, a vast-selection of French paintings
* Evening performance.
* Transfer to/from the evening performance.

Day 6
Breakfast.
Bolshoi Theater
Bolshoy means big, so this is a big theatre. Built in 1824, this theatre was the second biggest theater in the world after Milano's "La Scala". Besides, it is one of the best opera theaters in the world. It is hard to buy ticket, but if you manage to do this, you will like the show.

Day 7
Breakfast.
Airport Transfer. Departure from Moscow.

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